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Federal Prison Problematic For Texas Officials
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2005
by Michael Rigby
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2005, page 20
A 500-bed federal detention center may have caused more problems than it solved for cash-strapped Willacy County, Texas. Three county commissioners have already been convicted of accepting kickbacks from companies involved with the prison, and a state senator's ties to three contractors has raised ethical questions. The detention center is ...
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Management and Training Corporation,
Contractor Misconduct,
Government Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Informants.
Location:
Texas.
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